Round four of the 2018 Rugby Championship is history in more ways than one. In Wellington, New Zealand the All Blacks were beaten by South Africa. Across the Tasman Sea on Australia’s Gold Coast the Wallabies were beaten by New Zealand. Never before in the tournament’s history have both home …
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Rugby Championship – New Zealand vs South Africa Highlights
A week after losing against Australia in Brisbane, South Africa pulled-off a stunning upset to defeat New Zealand in the Rugby Championship. The result was precisely what the tournament required. New Zealand went into the game with a 3-0 record while South Africa, Argentina, and Australia were all 1-2 after …
Read More »History Making Win for Argentina over Australia
This morning was like none other in Rugby Championship history. Both the New Zealand All Blacks and Australia Wallabies were defeated on home soil. South Africa won in Wellington and Los Pumas did so on the Gold Coast. It was a history making win for Argentina over Australia who ended …
Read More »Mitre 10 Cup – Week 5 Preview
The Mitre 10 Cup is now halfway through Week 5 but the Americas contingent is still to make their bow. It should be a good week with at least four and possibly five Americas exports set to take the field, with another name familiar to North American fans. One career …
Read More »Match Preview – Ontario Arrows vs Glendale Raptors
The early bird catches the worm. While most Major League Rugby sides won’t begin their preseasons officially until November, the Glendale Raptors will dust off the boots again on Sunday as they travel to Toronto for a friendly against the Ontario Arrows. Of course it hasn’t actually been that long …
Read More »12 Targets for Major League Rugby
The inaugural season of Major League Rugby has come and gone and the new professional competition will soon enter uncharted territory as far as the Americas are concerned – a second season. Along with the excitement are said to be two new teams. One will be Rugby United New York, …
Read More »Top 14 – Week 4 Preview
The Top 14 season continues this weekend. In Week 4 of the 2018-2019 competition France’s elite clubs will take to the field on Saturday and Sunday. Involved are to be a number of players from the Americas. The following is a preview detailing those involved. First up will be Lyon …
Read More »RFU Championship – Round 3 Preview
Only five matches will be taking place this weekend in the third weekend of the Greene King IPA Championship. The sixth game – London Irish at Jersey Reds – has been rescheduled to November 3 due to a lack of hotel accommodations on the Channel Island. A number of events …
Read More »English Premiership – Week 3 Preview
Week 3 of the English Premiership will take place from Friday to Sunday. Three teams will be looking for their first wins of the season while only Saracens and the Exeter Chiefs won their first two matches. Involved this weekend will be players from the Americas. The following is a …
Read More »Pro 14 – Week 3 Preview
Week 3 of the Celtic-Italian-South African League takes places this weekend. A full round of seven matches will see matches played in Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales from Friday to Sunday. The following preview details the involvement of players from the Americas. There are to be two Friday …
Read More »Samoa extended squad for Americas Pacific Challenge
An extended squad of 40 players are currently in training with the Samoa ‘A’ squad in preparation for the Americas Pacific Challenge. All but two players have been selected from the Bluesky Super 9, Samoa’s regional high performance domestic competition. Included are eight players with test experience. Former Samoa Sevens …
Read More »Bryce Campbell’s ‘Try of the Week’
Eagles center Bryce Campbell was voted in as the scorer of the ‘Try of there Week’. The 23-year-old from Indiana crossed for London Irish in a team score against Nottingham last weekend. The 18-time-capped USA Eagle moved to the English club for the 2018-19 season. He did so after having …
Read More »Rugby Championship Preview – Australia vs Argentina
Round four of the Rugby Championship will be played on Saturday. Both matches are to be in Oceania with New Zealand vs South Africa being followed by Australia vs Argentina. The second of these fixtures will see two relatively evenly matched teams playing on the Gold Coast. A week in …
Read More »USA Selects named for Americas Pacific Challenge
Scott Lawrence will again lead the USA Select XV to the Americas Pacific Challenge next month. A team of 27 players has been selected for matches against the second senior sides of Tonga, Uruguay, and Argentina in Montevideo. Included are 12 players capped at test level, with Olive Kilifi the …
Read More »Eagles to play Samoa in Spain
The US Eagles will indeed be playing in Spain on November 10, but it won’t be against the Leones after all. Confirmation has come from the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) that the two sides will play a neutral-venue test match at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián on the first weekend …
Read More »Major League Rugby roster updates
The 2019 Major League Rugby schedule will be released shortly and with confirmation that the upstart league will reach season two, an historic first is taking place at this very second. This officially represents the first off-season in American professional rugby. The realization raises an obvious question – who will …
Read More »Romania to play Kenya and USA in November
Romania have added two matches to their November international program. The Oaks will face Kenya on November 3 and the USA on November 17. Both matches will take place in Bucharest. A match against Uruguay on November 24 is already in place, leaving the November 10 weekend as the last …
Read More »Canada names 2018-19 Women’s Sevens squad
John Tait has named a 24-strong centralized squad to prepare for the 2018-19 HSBC Women’s Sevens Series. The new circuit is comprised of six stops, beginning with a new stop at Glendale’s Infinity Park to start the season on October 20. There are five returnees from the 2016 Olympic Bronze …
Read More »Team of the Week
A full plate of action over the past week included Argentina’s respectable showing against the world champions. Elsewhere we looked at player in Australia’s NRC, New Zealand’s Mitre 10 Cup, the French Top 14 and Pro D2, the English Premiership and Championship, the Guinness Pro 14, and we even picked …
Read More »Seamus Kelly to Play MLR for New York
Seamus Kelly is to play Major League Rugby (MLR) for New York, the club has confirmed. The native of New York is the latest signing for the club which will debut in MLR next year. Capped 23 times by the USA Eagles, Kelly is an impressing signing for Rugby United …
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